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Ed Bouchette tweeted that he would probably play and then James tweeted back, nope! LOL. Get our hopes up and then dash them.

With the new CBA rules you can only practice once per week in pads so NFL practices aren't what they used to be. He'll do the walk throughs but they'll keep a real close eye on him to see how he does. At this point you might as well just rest him till the bye is over.

Not long after his agent said "Unless something happens, he will play this week," linebacker James Harrison said he will not.

Harrison, in a Twitter message this evening, said that he "Saw the doctor today. Looks like I won't be playing this weekend but at least I'm cleared for practice."
Earlier, agent Bill Prise said "I think that is possible" that Harrison wojuld play against Baltimore Sunday night.

"Unless something happens, he will play this week," Parise said.
Parise said Harrison's eye improved tremendously from Thursday to Saturday and the four-time All-Pro linebacker wanted to play but doctors would not let him.

The bone around Harrison's eye was broken late in the Steelers 17-10 loss at Houston Oct. 2. Lawrence Timmons moved over from inside linebacker to take his place at right outside linebacker the past four games.

Harrison went on to write on his Facebook page: "Worst case scenario, I'll be back after the bye for sure."

If Harrison does not play against Baltimore, the Steelers likely will have three of their four starting linebackers out. Linebacker LaMarr Woodley, who leads the AFC with nine sacks, has a left hamstring injury that likely will keep him out of Sunday's game. And linebacker James Farrior has a torn calf muscle that could keep him out another month.

I absolutely love #92 and I love the fact that he wants to play....but JH we need you later. Week #8 means very little. Get yourself ready for the second half and the playoffs. Because we all know that #7 is ours for the taking. Go get it.